cheat:ps
# To list every process on the system:
ps aux
# To list a process tree:
ps axjf
# To list every process owned by foouser:
ps -aufoouser
# To list every process with a user-defined format:
ps -eo pid,user,command
# Exclude grep from your grepped output of ps.
# Add [] to the first letter. Ex: sshd -> [s]shd
ps aux | grep '[h]ttpd'
tldr:ps
# ps
# Information about running processes.
# More information: <https://manned.org/ps>.
# List all running processes:
ps aux
# List all running processes including the full command string:
ps auxww
# Search for a process that matches a string:
ps aux | grep string
# List all processes of the current user in extra full format:
ps --user $(id -u) -F
# List all processes of the current user as a tree:
ps --user $(id -u) f
# Get the parent PID of a process:
ps -o ppid= -p pid
# Sort processes by memory consumption:
ps --sort size
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